| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6780929 | Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice | 2016 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
This paper analyzes the efficiency and political acceptability of road pricing and infrastructure policies targeted at relieving urban congestion. It combines a stylized transport model of an urban road network with a model of the political process that incorporates interactions between voters, citizen interest groups and politicians to explore the possibilities to reach political acceptability for efficient transport policies. In a numerical illustration, the paper compares a set of pricing and investment policies in terms of efficiency and acceptability. The illustration shows how conflicting interests can lead to non-efficient policies being chosen.
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Authors
Jonas Westin, Joel P. Franklin, Stef Proost, Pierre Basck, Charles Raux,